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Anti-Eternia - translation of the German audioplay

Hi everyone!

Eterniandreams and I have done a translation of the German audioplay "Anti-Eternia" over the last few weeks - and it is finally complete. If you have suggestions for better wording or would like us to help with illustrations (thanks JimPansen!), please post them! It would be very much appreciated.

Narrator: Skeletor, Overlord of Evil, was at Snake Mountain. All traces of the last battle with He-Man and the other Masters of the Universe were gone. The evil demon was already looking for a new weapon to fight He-Man. And he hated He-Man so much he forgot any caution and risked to attempt the forbidden experiment, thereby courting the most horrible of all dangers to Eternia.

Trap-Jaw: Do you hear that? He's laughing! It's terrifying. He seems to be successful.

Beast Man: Terrifying? Trap-Jaw spit it out, what's Anti-Eternia?

Trap-Jaw: The counterworld, Beast Man.

Beast Man: The counterworld? Why counterworld, Trap-Jaw?

Trap-Jaw: There are two sides to everything, Beast Man: There's matter and antimatter, fire and water, day and night, heaven and hell. Eternia and … Anti-Eternia.

Beast Man: Anti-Eternia… I've never heard of it. Is it an evil world?

Trap-Jaw: Quite right. Anti-Eternia, Planet of Dread. With its help Skeletor wants to reach his goal to destroy the Masters of the Universe. (pause)
Here's the lab. Here's Skeletor! Go ahead.

Beast Man: Master? It is us, Trap-Jaw and me. Can we come in?

Skeletor: I've got it! *I've* got it! The forbidden experiment! I've succeeded! Come in you two! In my hand I have the weapon that will destroy He-Man. I - *I* will become Master of the Universe. Castle Grayskull will be mine!

Beast Man: Yes, Master, you are going to conquer Castle Grayskull.

Skeletor:(laughs) Yes, I, Skeletor, will be the most powerful man in the universe. No one can stop me now!

Beast Man: Forgive me, Master, but how do you want to win that fight?

Skeletor: How?! You fool! I just have to turn on this machine. Look, Beast-Man. I am turning it on. (pause) It's a world converter. It's working perfectly.

Trap-Jaw: A world converter, Skeletor? What does this world converter do?

Skeletor: What it does? It creates a connection between Eternia and Anti-Eternia. The most horrifying monstrosities, you have ever seen, will soon come over here and then… (laughs) *then* the battle will begin - and it will end with my victory! (laughs maniacally)

Narrator: At the palace of Eternis nobody was suspecting anything about Skeletor's horrible plan. Teela, princess of Eternia and captain of the royal guard was preparing a big meet. The mightiest warriors of the planet Eternia were supposed to measure their strengths against each other in athletic competitions. Everyone seemed to be excited about it - everyone except Prince Adam. He didn't seem to take great interest in these festivities.

Teela: Adam, what's biting you? Don't you like the thought that soon Eternia's most powerful warriors will meet at the palace to determine who's the strongest?

Adam: Oh. Eh… it's ok… I guess.

Teela:(laughs) Be honest, Adam. You don't like it. You are jealous of He-Man, who is likely going to win.

Adam: Well, Teela, I cannot deny I would have preferred something like a poetry contest.

Teela: A poetry contest? Oh, Adam!

Adam: Or maybe you could invite the violinists of Tekran to give a concert.

Teela: The violinists of ..? (sighs) Nobody can stand the cacophony they create with their instruments!

Teela: Adam, what's the matter?! What is wrong with your head?! Do you need a doctor? Wait, I am getting a doctor!

Adam: (groans) No… No, everything's fine. Don't worry.

Teela: You need a doctor! You don't look well. You are sick.

Adam: No, no, everything all right. Don't bother.

Teela: Adam? Are you simulating? You are not jealous, are you? I mean… Adam, don't run away!

Adam: (to himself) Oh, Teela, you have no idea! You don't know that I am both Adam and He-Man in one person. If I just could tell you! But it is too early for that. I still have to keep my secret.

Adam: But Eternia is in danger. The Sorceress has let me know. Suddenly I heard a whisper – and I knew. Ah, there's Cringer!

Cringer: (purring) Prince Adam, what a wonderful day!

Adam: Don't act like a pussycat, Cringer! Eternia is in great danger! We have to go to Castle Grayskull!

Cringer: We?! No, please, Adam. Go alone. I'd like… (yawns) I'd like to stretch out in the sun and… Oh! No! Please, not the power sword! No, Adam! (one can hear the distinct sound of the power sword being unsheathed) No!

Adam: Come on, Cringer! We are transforming into He-Man and Battle Cat! Loafing is over now!

Cringer: No, Adam! Oh no! Please!

Music swells
Adam: By the power of Grayskull! I have the power!

Narrator: As Adam spoke these magic words, he transformed into He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe. And the ever-weary Cringer became Battle Cat, the mighty fighting tiger!

Battle Cat: Roaarrr!

He-Man: Come on, old tomcat! We have to go to Castle Grayskull! Skeletor seems to have hatched a new plan!

Battle Cat: Roaarrr! We will crush him! He will never defeat us! NEVER!

He-Man: Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, what has happened? Is Eternia in danger?

Sorceress: It is, He-Man. Skeletor is close to getting his hands on the most dangerous weapon of all. He doesn’t realize that he is playing with fire.

He-Man: What sort of weapon is it?

Sorceress: He has created a passage to Anti-Eternia, the horrifying reflection of Eternia.

He-Man: To Anti-Eternia? What is that? Why haven’t I ever heard of fit before?

Sorceress: Anti-Eternia is Hell and the creatures that inhabit this world are so gruesome and powerful that they will bring death and destruction upon us.

He-Man: I understand. And where is this Anti-Eternia?

Sorceress: It is in a different universe, the universe of darkness, but it is located in the same position as Eternia. Skeletor wants to create a gateway to this parallel world. Through this gateway the most monstrous creatures that Hell ever spawned will come over.

He-Man: Show me, Sorceress. I am curious to see who Skeleter is turning to, to defeat us.

Sorceress: Behold! (A cacophony of noises swells) This is Anti-Eternia!

Narrator: The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull showed He-Man a glimpse of Hell. Monsters of unimaginable strength and size were moving to a huge flickering opening. And He-man understood. This was the gateway to Eternia.

He-Man: By the Spirits of Grayskull, that is unbelievable! But why does he have Beast Man, Trap-Jaw and Tri-Klops fighting me, when he could attack me with those creatures?

Sorceress: He didn’t accomplish it yet. The creatures still can’t pass to Eternia.

He-Man: So he wanted to gain time.

Sorceress: Yes, he did. Skeletor needs time for his plan, but not much anymore. He is nearly there. Do you see the black figure there, the one with the red hair?

He-Man: Yes. What kind of man is he? He is fighting a dragon.

Sorceress: It is Anti-He-Man, the most powerful warrior of the counterworld! Nobody has defeated him until now. And I fear he is undefeatable.

He-Man: And that in the background, what is that? A radiant white castle, the gate resembles the face of an angel.

Sorceress: Anti-Grayskull, He-Man. That is the Castle of Darkness. And Anti-He-Man is its lord. He has the dark power. He is the Master of the Universe of Darkness.

He-Man: And Skeletor, this maniac, wants to bring him to our universe? That could be the end of all of us. I must stop it! That can’t happen!

Narrator: Deeply concerned He-Man left Castle Grayskull. He didn't know how he could confront the enormous danger that threatened Eternia. He was only inspired by one thought; the forces of darkness couldn't be allowed to expand their influence into this universe.

Battle Cat: He-Man, black clouds are gathering. What is going on?

(bells jingle)

He-Man: Orko, where are you coming from?

Orko: From the palace. The king and Teela are worried. It's getting gloomy everywhere. Everyone is uneasy. What is going on, He-Man?

He-Man: That's Skeletor's doing, Orko! He's got a sinister plan.

(rumbling in the background)

Orko: What was that? Did you hear that? It sounded like an earthquake.

He-Man: Yes, I heard it, too, Orko. But I do not know what it means.

Battle Cat: Roaarrr! He-Man, I feel it, something's approaching. It has to be huge.

Orko: I fear that too! This noise, it was spooky.

(rumbling again)

Battle Cat: There it is, again!

Orko: It's a bull! A gigantic bull! It's coming!

He-Man: Run, Battle Cat! Be careful it doesn't trample you down!

Orko: Those eyes! They are spraying fire. Skeletor must have sent the bull. Yes, yes, it could have been only him.

He-Man: And now, we are sending it back where it came from. Skeletor, beware! By the power of Grayskull, I have the power!

(the bull pants with rage)

Orko: He-Man, watch out!

Battle Cat: That was close.

Orko: It almost gored you, He-Man.

Battle Cat: Look out! It's coming back.

Orko: Oh oh, I have to do something. I have to use my magic. But how? What can I do? Oh, a rag! He-Man needs a red rag for his fight with the bull!

(battle noises)

Battle Cat: He-Man, it's too powerful for you! It's too big and strong. Flee into the castle or it is going to kill you!

Orko: I'll see to that, Battle Cat. I, Orko, the great magician! Oh, Orko from the magic land, come lend me your saving hand: In this fight of fear and dread, He-Man needs a rag in red!

(bells jingle)

He-Man: Orko, what's that?

Orko: A ... a rag, like all the bullfighters have.

He-Man: A red rag for a bullfighter, Orko? That's only a cleaning rag. It's too small.

Narrator: He-Man, Orko, Ram-Man and Battle Cat returned to the Royal Palace of Eternis. Here too, people had noticed the signs of approaching danger. Concerns and fear were spreading amongst them. The residents of the city looked up to the sky. Never before had they seen such black clouds.

(Sounds of a nervous crowd)

Citizen of Eternis: The sky. It is becoming so dark.

Citizen of Eternis: Turn on the lights!

Citizen of Eternis: This must be the work of Skeletor.

Citizen of Eternis: I am afraid. He-Man! Where is He-Man?

Citizen of Eternis: He must help us.

Citizen of Eternis: Yes

Ram-Man: The people are afraid, He-Man. They suspect that Skeletor will attack. And they don’t know how to defend themselves.

Orko: These black clouds can’t be fought with a sword.
Ram-Man: He-Man, look!

(Thunder)

He-Man: What is it, Ram-Man? What do you see?

Ram-Man: The cloud up there, it looks like the grimace of a monster.

Citizen of Eternis: Eternia will fall.

Citizen of Eternis: Skeletor will be victorious!
Citizen of Eternis: Pray, people! Pray!

Narrator: While He-man and his friends in Eternis were staring spellbound at the black clouds gathering above the city, Skeletor was gloating at Snake Mountain. He was closer to reaching his goal than ever before. Victory over He-man was almost within his grasp.

Narrator: In his mysterious laboratory he was making the final preparations for the large-scale strike.

(Machine sounds)

Skeletor:(laughing) Just wait, heroes of Eternis. Your last hour has come. Now I will be the Master of the Universe (laughs)

Trap-Jaw: And you don’t expect He-man to find a defense weapon, Skeletor?

Skeletor: Don’t talk like a fool, Trap-Jaw. He-Man should find a weapon against ME? (laughs) Warriors will come straight out of Hell, the likes of which this world has never seen before. What can He-man do against them, Trap-Jaw? NOTHING!

Narrator: Skeletor had dared to do the Unspeakable. He had opened a gateway for the creatures from Anti-Eternia to come to Eternia. Now monsters of darkness were approaching and in the city of Eternis a panic broke out.

(Nervous voices in the background)

Teela: He-Man, this way! He-Man!

He-Man: Teela, muster your guards! We have to defend the city.

Teela: But what can we do, He-Man? What is it that is coming on us?

Orko: It's black and scary. Boohoo, I am frightened.

He-Man: Orko, most-powerful of all Trollan wizards, can't you see what that is?

Orko: No, I don't know.

He-Man: Skeletor must have brought it here from Anti-Eternia. Yes, that's what it is: Skeletor's creatures of hell!

Teela: There! It's attacking the crowd!

Orko: It's like black fog.

He-Man: It shall feel the power sword!

He-Man: Battle Cat? Come on, old tomcat! Carry me to the fog!

Battle Cat: Roarrr! I'll rip that thing into pieces with my teeth! My claws will tear it to shreds! Charge! But we cannot win alone.

Narrator: He-Man struck the scary black cloud with the power sword. Ram Man rammed it. Man-At-Arms attacked it with a laser cannon. And Man-E-Faces also used an energy weapon. Teela and the Royal Guard sent arrows into the black thing. And Orko was casting spell after spell – but didn't receive many praise for his efforts.

Narrator: Skeletor's first strike was parried with toil and hardship. But He-man and his friends knew the real danger was still eminent. Skeletor could strike again anytime and no one could foretell what would happen then. He-man decided to take the Wind Raider together with Man-At-Arms for a reconnaissance flight.

(flying sounds)

Man-At-Arms: He-Man, look over there. Isn’t that a Wind Raider too?

He-Man: Yes, you are right, it seems it came from Snake Mountain.

Man-At-Arms: A black machine.

(shot of a laser-gun)

He-Man: Damn it! It is shooting at us.

Man-At-Arms: By all the spirits! Did you see who was in the aircraft?

He-Man: I think so, yes. He looked just like you, Man-at-Arms, but he was all black.

Man-At-Arms: But that’s not possible.

He-Man: He is doing a loop. Man-at-Arms, he is attacking us!

Man-at-Arms: Watch out! (shot of a laser-gun) Shoot, He-man, shoot!

(shot of a laser-gun. Explosion)

He-Man: He struck us!
Man-at-Arms: Look, his machine caught fire! He has to land.

He-Man: Us too, Man-at-Arms. We are going down, watch out, hold on! Get ready for the crash!
(loud rumbling)

Man-at-Arms: There’s no way back!

(the noises fall silent)

He-Man: We’re on the ground. Are you okay?

Man-At-Arms: Yes, I am okay He-Man. I only have a scratch on my arm, that’s it.

He-Man: The other one has suffered the same fate as us.

Man-At-Arms: Why does he look like me? Who is he?

He-Man: He is your counterpart from the anti-world. A weapon master just like you, but none I would trust. He belongs to Skeletor's forces.

Man-At-Arms: The danger is getting more and more eminent. We should act fast, He-Man. Or it will be too late.

(bells jingle)

He-Man: Orko! Your timing is perfect!

Orko: (his voice is more mature) What would you do without me, He-Man! You can’t even fly! You are a real idiot!

He-Man: Orko, you’re out of line! I’ll admit I didn't recognize how bravely you fought against the black monster, but…

Orko: (his voice is more mature) But nothing! I don’t want to hear it!

He-Man: But Orko, is that how you talk to your friend?

Orko:(with mature voice) Oh, Orko from the wizards' land, come lend me your saving hand: To you standing there I tell, I'll open up the mouth to Hell.

(bells jingle, a loud rumble)

He-Man: Orko, what are you talking about, did you lose your mind?
Man-At-Arms: Orko! You almost killed us. If you were a better magician, you would have put us in real danger.

(bells jingle)

He-Man: What’s this? Another Trollan?

Orko(with normal childish voice): You don’t recognize me? I am Orko, your Orko! He is an impostor, a Doppelganger! He is Skeletor's henchman. Watch yourselves, he wants to cast a spell on you!

Anti-Orko: Oh, Orko from the wizards' land, come lend me your saving hand: Come out ghosts I yell, burn them with the winds of Hell!

(bells jingle, roaring winds)

Orko: Ridiculous! I am the better wizard, watch me: Oh, Orko from the magic land, come lend me your helping hand: From this spot I claim, return from where you came!

(bells jingle, roaring winds)

Anti-Orko: You are a fool! You can’t defeat me, not me! I am a thousand times stronger than you! Oh, Orko from the wizards' land, come lend me your saving hand: Skeletor's black night…

He-Man: Stop this now, you devils spawn! Leave, or I will take your hood away.

Anti-Orko (deeply affected): You… you would do that?!

Orko: For sure he will do it. And if he doesn’t, I will! Oh, Orko from the magic land …

(bells jingle)

Man-At-Arms: He is gone, Orko! Your Doppelganger has fled.

Orko: Fled, Man-At-Arms? No, my magic has frightened him away. He is gone because I, Orko, am the greatest magician.

He-Man: Yes, he is gone Orko! And now you must help us! Quick, teleport to the Royal Palace. We need a new vehicle or Skeletor will catch us here outside.

Orko: Skeletor? I almost forgot! I wanted to warn you, Skeletor is on his way here. I saw it! By the spirits of Grayskull! There he is!

He-Man: Trap-Jaw and Beast-Man are with him!

Man-At-Arms: So what? They will get the shock of their lives.
He-Man: We will punish Skeletor for what he did. He will pay for releasing the beasts of Hell.

(The sound of the power sword leaving its sheath)

He-Man: By the power of Grayskull, I have the power!

Beast Man: See! Kill He-Man and Man-at Arms!

Skeletor: No, No, you fool! Don’t Beast Man, fall back! Don’t fight!

Beast Man: You don’t want to fight, Skeletor?

Skeletor: Idiot! Of course not!

He-Man: Wait Man-at-Arms, something is wrong!

Man-At-Arms: Be careful, He-Man. We can’t trust Skeletor. No one is as wicked and evil as him!

He-Man: Skeletor, how is it possible that a coward like you is showing himself in plain sight? I am used to you trying to ambush me. This is a first.

Skeletor: You are right to mock me, He-man.

He-Man: You really are singing a different tune! What is wrong with you, Skeletor? Are you sick?

Skeletor: Yes, I must have been sick, sick in the head.

He-Man:(laughs) That is something I have thought before.

Skeletor: He-Man, you must help me! You must!

He-Man: What? I should help you? Me of all people?

Man-At-Arms: What has happened, Skeletor?

Skeletor: Man-At-Arms, if you want to save Eternia, you should help me! I plea to you, stand by me. And you too, He-man! You must help!

Orko: He has gone nuts, yahoo! Skeletor has gone nuts!

Skeletor: There is no reason to be cheerful, Orko! Eternia is in horrible danger!

He-Man: Of which only you are to blame.

Skeletor: Yes, wes, I will admit to that, He-man. I was blinded by my hate for you.

He-Man: Ah, I understand. You brought the creatures of Anti-Eternia here…

Skeletor: Yes, yes, I did it.

Beast Man: He did. Yes. That’s what he did.

Skeletor: Shut up, Beast Man! A half-wit like you should never talk.

He-Man: … these creatures of Hell came here, but now they don’t obey you. They are more powerful than you!

Skeletor: Yes, He-Man, it’s true. They cast me out of Snake Mountain. Anti-He-Man has taken control.

He-Man: And you want me to fight Anti-He-Man together with you?

Skeletor: That is the only option that remains. If you don’t, He-man, all is lost. You must distract him while I destroy the machines that I used to get these horrible creatures here.

Man-At-Arms: He-Man, that is madness! You can’t fight side by side with Skeletor, only against him!

Skeletor: No, no, we must stop the animosity between us.

He-Man: At least until these creatures from Anti-Eternia are sent back to of which they came.

Skeletor: So it is, He-Man. So it is precisely. Only if we stand together, we can save Eternia.

Man-At-Arms: He-Man, this is madness!

He-Man: Perhaps, Man-At-Arms. But it is our only chance. Orko, teleport to Eternis. All heroes should come to Snake Mountain.

Skeletor: Yes, Yes, Orko, hurry! We must destroy the machines that I used to create the gateway to the parallel world. Only so we can expel the monsters of hell.

Narrator: While Orko returned to the royal palace of Eternis, He-Man and Man-At-Arms – with their former mortal enemy Skeletor at their side – rushed to get to Snake Mountain. It lay hidden behind a thick black fog. Eerie shapes moved nearby.

Skeletor:(whispering) No, Man-At-Arms, it is not a trap. I swear by my honor.

Man-At-Arms: Skeletor never had anything like honor!

(bells jingle)

He-Man: Orko, you have returned.

Orko: Quickly and reliably. As promised.

He-Man: Where are Ram-Man, Teela and the others?

Orko: They will come with Wind Raiders. They are going to attack the east side of Snake Mountain, to divert attention from us. Listen! (flying noises) There they are!

(blaster shots, explosions)

Man-At-Arms: They are firing!

Skeletor: This way!

Anti-He-Man: He-Man! He-Man! Take up the challenge and fight me!

Skeletor: By all terrors of hell. That's Anti-he-Man! He challenges you. He want to fight with you.

He-Man: And I will not hide from him! Quick, you have to go! Destroy the machines! I will distract the creatures of hell.

Man-At-Arms: No, He-Man. They will kill you!

He-Man: We have no choice. There's Anti-He-Man! Move! Leave me and act! Help me by hurrying up!

Skeletor: Yes, He-Man is right. Come, Man-at-Arms, we have to move quickly!

Narrator: Skeletor, Beast Man, Trap-Jaw und Man-At-Arms hastened through the dark fog to destroy the world converter. Orko on the other hand stayed with He-Man as he faced his grim adversary from Anti-Eternia.

(the sound of the power sword being unsheathed)

He-Man: By the power of Grayskull, I have the power!

(once more the sound of the power sword being unsheathed)

Anti-He-Man: By the power of Hellskull, I have the power!

(the clashing of sword, battle sounds)

Orko: A fight of titans! He-Man! How can I help you?

He-Man: Stay away, Orko. This has to be my fight!

Orko: Yes, yes, He-Man! Fight! You are stronger than him.

He-Man: No, that's sadly not true. We are both of equal strength. Luck has to decide.

Anti-Orko: (laughs, bells jingle) Not luck - but the power of my spells! Oh, Orko of the wizards' land…

Such names as Schwarzfeldmotulator i wouldn´t translate. Sounds cool that way.
A youtube Video with the original tape + subtitles and maybe some pictures would be cool. But who knows how to make it?
I think the soundtrack was always the best from the radio plays!

Great idea! When my finals are finished, I might join you translating my favourites The Invincible Dragon or The Laughing Bridge! I think, I might enjoy this. Maybe you can share the German transcript with your fellow PE folks?

Great idea! When my finals are finished, I might join you translating my favourites The Invincible Dragon or The Laughing Bridge! I think, I might enjoy this. Maybe you can share the German transcript with your fellow PE folks?

Irian is writing the transcripts himself! Big thumbs up to him for doing that.

It must be a pretty time consuming job!

I will try and do Stardust as that was also released in Dutch.
So there might be some lost in the translation from German to Dutch that I am not aware of.

But if anyone finds transscripts anywhere let all of us know!

I love the fact that we will have art for the stories! Can't wait to see Jims interpretation of Anti-Eternia.

Can I suggest my colour scheme for Anti-He-Man?It is the closest to the translation of "Siehst du die schwarze Gestalt dort? Die mit dem roten Haarschopf?"
I dont like the goatee of the red clothing you see a lot. He should look dark with red hair in my humble opinion

Last edited by Eterniandreams; February 19, 2011 at 07:25am.
Reason: Automerged Doublepost

Hi Irian,
Is schwarzfeld an actual scientific term for something and is that why you to keep it?
I translated it to black-field because I couldn't find any real reference to it.
That is why I translated it black-field, to align it with other (fictional) fields like forcefield, anti-matter field, magnetic field and such.
Anyway, just sharing my reasoning while translating. Curious to find out what others think

Totally missed that post, lol!
Lets see what non german speakers like more like you suggested.
I personally feel we should try and translate everything so that everyone understands and it is more constant since we translated everything else.

Just my opinion, curious how JimP feels about my translation now that he sees it and reasoning though.
Also very excited to see some new awesome art, Jim!

I would appreciate the translations for even difficult words to give proper translation. If there are for example double-meanings and other to certain words, mentioning it maybe in some foot-note would be fantastic.